Decentralisation in Britain: growth and fairness

A British Academy Forum held on 25 January 2011, chaired by Tony Travers (London School of Economics)

List of participants

Lord Michael Bichard
Kate Blatchford (Institute for Government)
Professor Vernon Bogdanor FBA (Oxford)
Adrian Brown (Institute for Government)
Nick Burkitt (Department for Communities and Local Government)
Dr Selina Chen (British Academy Policy Centre)
Professor Michael Chisholm FBA (Cambridge)
Professor Dr Lars P Feld (Heidelberg)
Professor Matthew Flinders (Sheffield)
Professor Peter John (Manchester)
Professor Ron Johnston FBA (Bristol)
Professor George Jones (London School of Economics)
Professor Ben Lockwood (Warwick)
Professor John Loughlin (Cambridge)
Dr Ruth Lupton (London School of Economics)
Professor Henry Overman (London School of Economics)
Jonathan Portes (Cabinet Office)
Alison Pritchard (Government Equalities Office)
Professor Sue Richards (National School of Government)
Robert Rutherfoord (Department for Communities and Local Government)
Lucy Spurling (Department for Communities and Local Government)
Professor Gerry Stoker (Southampton)
Tom Tolfree (Department for Communities and Local Government)
Professor John Tomaney (Newcastle)
Tony Travers (London School of Economics)
Professor David Ulph (St Andrews)
Tom Walker (Department for Communities and Local Government)
Damian Walne (Department for Communities and Local Government)

The Government has published a Decentralisation strategy document to accompany the Localism Bill (Decentralisation and the Localism Bill: an essential guide), and evidence to inform this agenda will continue to be considered over the coming months. To help contribute to the debate, the British Academy Forum sought to outline the principles of decentralisation and ask: How can we maximise the impact of such a strategy on economic growth? How do we ensure that we achieve fair outcomes across communities and places?

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